Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-25
MISERLY BOB MORROW.
Flattering Prospect Of His Being Sen
to San Quentin.

to San Quentin.
San Francisco Post, July 1e.l
The suit just entered by F. T Nor.
they against Robert F. Morrow means
that the jury-bribing combination
which has twisted our courts around
its finger is broken, and that the
scoundrels who were too strong for
the law may cut each others threats.
The history of the case has not yet
been forgotten. The Geary.stree,
Railroad Company had occasion to
leave an immense sidewalk pit open,
and on dark night Into it walked a
man named Wright. The widow, be.
ing left in poverty, sued the company
for damages. The company thought
it cheaper to brihe jury than pay an
honest judgment, and Robert F. Nor
row, the President, and Jack McCord,
his friend, the Superintendent of the
Suffer street road, undertook to see
the job executed. They made the
attempt through three tools-ex-Su.
pervisor Micah Doane, the Hon. Rich.
ard Creighton, distinguished mem.
Der of the State Senate, and F. T.
Northey, the present plaintiff. The
scheme was exposed, and the guilt of
the tools was SO evident that even
Judge Edmunds was constrained to
fine them $500 each for contempt of
court. The failure of the Judge to
add imprisonment to the fine caused
his ignominious retirement from pub
lie life. The bribers were brought to
trial, but it was clearly the intention
of the authorities to let them escape
Doane was acquitted, the case against
Northey failed because of the alleged
mental alterations of the complain
ing witness, and that against Creigh-
ton still cumbers the calendar. Jus
tice was supposed to have failed, and
the public excitement gradually sub,
sided.
Now the possibility of retribution
is suddenly revived, and San Quentin
may bag higher game than the
wretched instruments of respectable
and influential corruptionists. One
OF the creatures who was used until
no longer needed and then thrown
aside has turned upon his employer,
and is about to make the story of his
infamy a matter of record. Robert
F. Morrow, the millionaire, the lead
ing citizen, the purchaser of courts
and luries, is in position which gives
an honest District Attorney and an
honest Judge the power to clothe him
in stripes.
We should not lose the opportun-
ity to strike blow for justice that
will make San Francisco a better CITY
for many year. The sentence of
Sharp shows what can be done; the
detection of Ncrthey shows the way
to do it. There should be no trouble
in securing the evidence of the tool
against his principal. Morrow is one
of several Jake Sharps, and there is
an aching void at San Quentin that
nothing but his presence can fill. It
should be possible, too, to revive the
Creighton case, and send the Senator
who balanced the purchase of a Jury
by the sale of himself, to join lis mas.
ter across the bay.
If Robert F. Morrow is thrown into
Jail, as he ought to be-and the jailer
should see to it that his cell is solitary,
for fear that he might corrupt some
decent thug-if he is put on his trial,
as he will be if the District Attorney
is not fit to share his infamy, the au-
thorities should send to Denver to
bring back Jim McCord, and it may
be that hate will induce the Jury
fxer's tool to do that which no other
motive could-tell the truth. Dick
Creighton, too, whose bride was per-
mission to stuff with illegal voters a
Iodging-house at Sixth and Howard
streets, is not unlikely to tell what he
knows. If Jake Sharp Morrow can
be convicted, the escape of his miser-
able tool, Doane, will in some sort be
compensated for.
The action of Northey is a provi-
dental piece Of good fortune. The
people will be on the alert to watch
the manner in which the authorities
take advantage of it. Any Judge
who thinks he can safely trifle with
duty may learn lesson from the fate
of Edmunds.